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en-usCopyright 2015 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/01/2013-mini-countryman-gets-updates/http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/01/2013-mini-countryman-gets-updates/http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/01/2013-mini-countryman-gets-updates/#commentsFiled under: MINI, Car Buying, Crossover, HatchbackIt's been two years since the debut of Mini's Countryman crossover. In that time, the general public has indeed warmed to the idea of a big Mini - we grew to rather like it during our long-term test - and for 2013, a few small, thoughtful updates are on tap for the brand's range-topper.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>2013 mini countrymanminimini countrymanThu, 01 Nov 2012 13:31:00 ESThttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/21018398/article-comments.xmlhttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/2012/11/01/2013-mini-countryman-gets-updates/21018398/article-detail.xml21018398http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/376x212/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogcdn.com%2Fwww.autoblog.com%2Fmedia%2F2012%2F11%2F00-2013-mini-countryman.jpghttp://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/800x450/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogcdn.com%2Fwww.autoblog.com%2Fmedia%2F2012%2F11%2F00-2013-mini-countryman.jpghttp://www.autoblog.com/2012/10/12/mini-exiting-wrc-after-just-one-year/http://www.autoblog.com/2012/10/12/mini-exiting-wrc-after-just-one-year/http://www.autoblog.com/2012/10/12/mini-exiting-wrc-after-just-one-year/#commentsFiled under: Motorsports, MINI, Crossover, RacingThere was a fair bit of hullabaloo two years ago when Mini announced a return to the World Rally Championship for this season, but the road to making that happen has been as rocky as a gravel stage. It spent 2011 developing its JCW Countryman WRC challenger, changing its mind about how it wanted to work with Prodrive, dumped a driver due to budget issues, then registering its entry after the deadline had passed in a ploy that might or might not have been a protest aimed at the WRC promoter.